Elected to Assembly 1994-2002; elected to Senate 2004; reelected since 2008.

Member of Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council, Education Commission of the States, Educational Communications Board, Read to Lead Development Council, Standards Development Council and State Capitol and Executive Residence Board

1/29/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 828Relating to: independent financial audits of private schools participating in a parental choice program, a civics exam as a condition for obtaining a high school diploma, and factors for determining school and school district performance on the school and school district accountability report.

1/25/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 640Relating to: independent financial audits of private schools participating in a parental choice program, a civics exam as a condition for obtaining a high school diploma, and factors for determining school and school district performance on the school and school district accountability report.

1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 614Relating to: capturing and distributing a representation of a nude child and providing a criminal penalty.

1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 618Relating to: the crime of child sex trafficking, the inclusion of child sex trafficking in the definition of child abuse, the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution or of child sex trafficking for purposes of a commercial sex act, and providing a penalty. (FE)

1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 631Relating to: registration and other requirements for charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)

1/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 624Relating to: retaining invoices for the sale of malt beverages and intoxicating liquors and the local option for issuing liquor licenses. (FE)

12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 479Relating to: authorizing towns located in populous counties to withdraw from county zoning; requiring certain towns to enact a zoning ordinance and a comprehensive plan; removing plat and certified survey map approval authority from a county if the town in which the subdivision or land is located has withdrawn from county zoning; farmland preservation ordinances of towns that withdraw from county zoning and eligibility in those towns for the farmland preservation tax credit; and prohibiting restrictions on land that is not shoreland or that is not within a floodplain. (FE)

12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 475Relating to: repeal of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles and requiring a juvenile from another state who is on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense to register as a sex offender before entering this state.

11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 509Relating to: directional signage for the Iola Old Car Show in Marathon, Portage, and Waupaca Counties.

11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 513Relating to: access by a birth parent whose parental rights have been terminated in this state to identifying information about his or her child and access to medical and genetic information about such a birth parent. (FE)

11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 381Relating to: the age restriction for operation of a small utility terrain vehicle.

11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 388Relating to: special registration plates associated with the Boy Scouts of America, registration numbers on special registration plates, and making an appropriation. (FE)

11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 382Relating to: directional signage for the Iola Old Car Show in Marathon, Portage, and Waupaca Counties.

11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 386Relating to: access by a birth parent whose parental rights have been terminated in this state to identifying information about his or her child and access to medical and genetic information about such a birth parent. (FE)

2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 37Relating to: requiring certain persons to hold certificates of food protection practices in order to operate certain school lunchrooms participating in the National School Lunch Program. (FE)

2/13/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 34Relating to: requiring certain persons to hold certificates of food protection practices in order to operate certain school lunchrooms participating in the National School Lunch Program. (FE)

12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 488Relating to: creating a program to protect the confidentiality of addresses for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 387Relating to: procedures for changing the placement of a child who is subject to a temporary physical custody order or termination of parental rights order of the juvenile court, procedures for amending a consent decree of the juvenile court, emergency change-in-placement procedures for a child who is placed in his or her own home under a dispositional order of the juvenile court, venue in post-dispositional proceedings under the Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code, procedures for requesting and objecting to a proposed change in placement of a child and for changing the placement of a child when no objection is filed, the appointment of a successor guardian for a child who is subject to a termination of parental rights order of the juvenile court, case closure orders with respect to a child whose dispositional order is terminated, and the effective period of a temporary physical custody order of the juvenile court. (FE)

11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 389Relating to: reimbursement of counties for probationers, parolees, and persons on extended supervision who are placed with the county pending disposition of revocation proceedings. (FE)

10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 353Relating to: disclosure of pupil records that are pertinent to addressing a pupil's educational needs to the Department of Children and Families, a county department of human services or social services, or a tribal organization that is legally responsible for the care and protection of the pupil.

10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 66Relating to: recognizing the Order of the Arrow, which is the Boy Scouts of America's National Honor Society, on its 100th Anniversary and the significant leadership and service provided to youth and communities across Wisconsin.

10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 325Relating to: repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child and providing a criminal penalty.

10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 326Relating to: referral of cases of suspected or threatened child abuse or neglect to the sheriff or police department, coordination of the investigation of those cases, and referral of those cases to the district attorney for criminal prosecution. (FE)

10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 317Relating to: child support income withholding orders, deferred prosecution agreements, determining the amount of a home visitation program grant, modifications to the references to Milwaukee County by population, modifications to certain appropriations, and making an appropriation. (FE)

10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 309Relating to: use of the reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions concerning the participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities, permanency planning for a child 14 years of age or over, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 308Relating to: appointment of a successor guardian for a child in need of protection or services and eligibility of a successor guardian for subsidized guardianship payments, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 304Relating to: amending various rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families governing the certification of child care operators, governing the licensing of child welfare agencies, and establishing standards for the operation of child care centers; and eliminating rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families related to retaining public assistance case records.

9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 280Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who has not been charged with certain violent offenses, and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime or alleged in a complaint or citation to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)

6/17/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 198Relating to: providing exemptions from practice protection laws for complementary and alternative health care practitioners; requirements and prohibitions for individuals who provide complementary and alternative health care services; and enforcement of practice and title protection laws by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. (FE)

6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 192Relating to: requiring the payment of health insurance premiums, and establishing a loan program, for survivors of a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty and making appropriations. (FE)

5/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 141Relating to: the notification of relatives when a child is removed from the custody of the child's parent and placement of a child with a parent of a sibling of the child who has custody of the sibling.

3/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 70Relating to: off-duty law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers going armed with firearms on or near school grounds.

3/4/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 64Relating to: changing the conditions under which a city or village may require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of a tax incremental district that is in a decrement situation. (FE)

1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 752Relating to: leave from employment for the purpose of serving as a bone marrow or organ donor and providing a penalty. (FE)

1/19/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 99Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 5, 2016, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.

1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 737Relating to: the crime of child sex trafficking, the inclusion of child sex trafficking in the definition of child abuse, the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution or of child sex trafficking for purposes of a commercial sex act, and providing a penalty. (FE)

1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 734Relating to: career and workforce education pilot program and making appropriations. (FE)

1/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 673Relating to: creating a program to protect the confidentiality of addresses for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

1/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 627Relating to: repeal of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles and requiring a juvenile from another state who is on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense to register as a sex offender before entering this state.

12/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 563Relating to: authorizing towns located in populous counties to withdraw from county zoning; requiring certain towns to enact a zoning ordinance and a comprehensive plan; removing plat and certified survey map approval authority from a county if the town in which the subdivision or land is located has withdrawn from county zoning; farmland preservation ordinances of towns that withdraw from county zoning and eligibility in those towns for the farmland preservation tax credit; and prohibiting restrictions on land that is not shoreland or that is not within a floodplain. (FE)

12/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 565Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (FE)

11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 511Relating to: special registration plates associated with the Boy Scouts of America, registration numbers on special registration plates, and making an appropriation. (FE)

11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 522Relating to: reimbursement of counties for probationers, parolees, and persons on extended supervision who are placed with the county pending disposition of revocation proceedings. (FE)

11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 504Relating to: the age restriction for operation of a small utility terrain vehicle.

11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 514Relating to: procedures for changing the placement of a child who is subject to a temporary physical custody order or termination of parental rights order of the juvenile court, procedures for amending a consent decree of the juvenile court, emergency change-in-placement procedures for a child who is placed in his or her own home under a dispositional order of the juvenile court, venue in post-dispositional proceedings under the Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code, procedures for requesting and objecting to a proposed change in placement of a child and for changing the placement of a child when no objection is filed, the appointment of a successor guardian for a child who is subject to a termination of parental rights order of the juvenile court, case closure orders with respect to a child whose dispositional order is terminated, and the effective period of a temporary physical custody order of the juvenile court. (FE)

11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 515Relating to: recycling grants for local governments and making an appropriation. (FE)

11/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 478Relating to: disclosure of pupil records that are pertinent to addressing a pupil's educational needs to the Department of Children and Families, a county department of human services or social services, or a tribal organization that is legally responsible for the care and protection of the pupil.

10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 77Relating to: recognizing the Order of the Arrow, which is the Boy Scouts of America's National Honor Society, on its 100th Anniversary and the significant leadership and service provided to youth and communities across Wisconsin.

10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 440Relating to: child support income withholding orders, deferred prosecution agreements, determining the amount of a home visitation program grant, modifications to the references to Milwaukee County by population, modifications to certain appropriations, and making an appropriation. (FE)

10/21/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 429Relating to: referral of cases of suspected or threatened child abuse or neglect to the sheriff or police department, coordination of the investigation of those cases, and referral of those cases to the district attorney for criminal prosecution. (FE)

10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 406Relating to: use of the reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions concerning the participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities, permanency planning for a child 14 years of age or over, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 407Relating to: appointment of a successor guardian for a child in need of protection or services and eligibility of a successor guardian for subsidized guardianship payments, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 385Relating to: amending various rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families governing the certification of child care operators, governing the licensing of child welfare agencies, and establishing standards for the operation of child care centers; and eliminating rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families related to retaining public assistance case records.

10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 378Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who has not been charged with certain violent offenses, and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime or alleged in a complaint or citation to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)

8/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 307Relating to: providing exemptions from practice protection laws for complementary and alternative health care practitioners; requirements and prohibitions for individuals who provide complementary and alternative health care services; and enforcement of practice and title protection laws by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. (FE)

8/6/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 299Relating to: allowing a school board member to serve as a volunteer coach or extracurricular activity supervisor.

5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 198Relating to: the use of a cellular or other wireless telephone while driving a motor vehicle in a construction zone and providing a penalty.

5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 199Relating to: publication of certain legal notices on an Internet site maintained by a municipality. (FE)

5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 32Relating to: honoring the life and contributions of former Secretary of Administration and Chairman of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Marc Marotta.

5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 33Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team on its 2014-15 basketball season, reaching the NCAA Final Four, and making it to the NCAA Championship Game.

4/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 193Relating to: the notification of relatives when a child is removed from the custody of the child's parent and placement of a child with a parent of a sibling of the child who has custody of the sibling.

3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 81Relating to: modifying and repealing rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions and the Department of Revenue relating to documents filed with county registers of deeds.

3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 75Relating to: eligibility for a license to carry a concealed weapon for a member of the U.S. armed forces stationed in Wisconsin.

3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 73Relating to: changing the conditions under which a city or village may require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of a tax incremental district that is in a decrement situation. (FE)

2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 59Relating to: creation of a category of business corporation identified as a benefit corporation.

2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 10Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.